28 April 1945: having been captured the day before by Italian partisans while attempting to flee to Switzerland, Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are summarily executed. Their bodies are hung upside down and put on display in Milan.
28 April 1945: having been captured the day before by Italian partisans while attempting to flee to Switzerland, Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are summarily executed. Their bodies are hung upside down and put on display in Milan.
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In an interview in January 1945, a few months before he was captured and executed by Italian partisans, Mussolini stated flatly:
>Seven years ago, I was an interesting person. Now, I am little more than a corpse.
Prophetic words.
Why is it illustrated with a random picture of triumphant Mussolini posted upside-down?
There are actual photos of the execution: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benito-Mussolini/Rise-to-power
The upside-down pic is a nice touch, OP, I chuckled.
And now this is coming back.
Can’t wait for the Orban version